Posted on 06/22/2012 9:04:03 PM PDT by MBT ARJUN
Indian-Americans are richer and better educated than all other ethnic groups in the US but are least likely to marry out of the community , says a new study.
And, as most other Asian-Americans they lean politically towards the Democratic Party,Party, but unlike them take longer to give up their Indian citizenship The study by Pew Research Center released on Tuesday uses existing data and new survey to chart — as the title says — the rise of Asian Americans.
Indian Americans are the third largest Asian American group at 3.18 million, behind Chinese and Filipino origin Americans at 4.01 million and 3.41 million respectively.
The first Indians came to the US between 1904 and 1911 as farmhands. They were then described as caucasians, and could become citizens and marry US-born whites. But that changed . Immigration from India was prohibited in 1917, and a 1923 Supreme Court decision called them non-whites. The gates were thrown up in 1965 with new laws.
Indians started landing in waves, mostly through student and temporary-work visas, accounting for more than half of H1B recipients in 2011 (there have been cuts since). Their successes make the community the most prosperous and educated.
Median annual personal earnings for Indian-American full-time, was $65,000, higher than for all Asian Americans ($48,000) as well as for all US adults ($40,000). Among households, the median annual income for Indian Americans was $88,000, much higher than for all Asians ($66,000) and all US households ($49,800). And, that’s probably because they are better educated. “Among Indian Americans aged 25 and older, seven-in-ten (70%) have obtained at least a bachelor’s degree.”
But they are socially less open, if inter-marriage was taken as the sole test. South Carolina’s Indian-American governor Nikki Haley is an exception, she is married to a non-Indian-American. Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal is the norm, marrying another Indian-American. Only 12% of Indian-American newlyweds between 2008 and 2010 married out of the community.
This may have something to do with reluctance to break from their past — only 56% of adult Indian-Americans are US citizens, compared to 70 for all Asian Americans.
They get paid all that even though you can't hardly understand a word they're saying when you call 'customer service?' /s
Thank you for the interesting ping.
Nikki Haley ping....
Correction: I meant “post,” not “ping.”
And most of them are, uh, “black”. What to do now?
The rules of caste - varna and jati - are so complicated, it’s a wonder Indians find anyone to marry at all.
Fortunately for them, there’s a billion of them, which makes finding someone - anyone - somewhat less insurmountable.
Indian Americans - dot or feather?
Odd that they did not include Jews.
I seriously did not know indians were considered asians
more power to all asian immigrants, they work hard and know how to take care of their families
the democratic leanings are probably counterproductive for them, I think/hope they will realize that sometime
Dot, as in mainly Hindu.
Ahhh, they’re just racist. /s
Never seen any of ‘em laid off at my former ex-tech firm.
This is an interesting development. They tend to be solidly Democrat most of the time, but can be persuaded to vote Republican with the right candidate and the right kind of appeal.
Don’t count on it
They are another race who feels they are entitled and that YT owes them.
The young ones might be successful but they quickly bring their relatives over and sign them up for all the goodies given out by the government.
Simple question, if Indians value hard work and education so much then why is India a 3rd world cesspool?
Actually, numerous surveys and articles have been available with data showing Indian-origin Americans being the ethnicity least likely to be on public / government welfare (less than 1% of the community receive it).
Many have been posted right here on FR. You’re bound to find them if you look for them.
Learn history! The British ruled India until 1947 for 150 years, who systematically prevented industrialization by exporting raw materials from India to Britain and then exporing finished goods to India. Then the big government party of Nehru dominated the country until 20 years or so ago, when Janata party won majority in parliament and began encouragement of free market capitalism. If you think it is easy to move 1200 million people from near poverty into prosperity in 20 years, think again.
However the increase in GDP in last 2 decades has been phenomenal, growing at 3 to 4 times faster than US.
Another factoid: India had the worlds highest GDP for over thousand years until the 17 the century when for various reasons, which are too long a narrative to go into here, the country descended into an economic malaise.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjB_Tf7Cy3A&feature=related
the article is talking of Americans of Indian origin, not Indians in India
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